HR Systems Manager (iTrent)

Employer
Royal College of Nursing

Location
London HQ or Cardiff Gate with hybrid working

Salary
£47,745 - £53,934 per annum plus £5,094 per annum London weighting if applicable

Closing date
24 Sep 2025

Sector
Healthcare, Professional Services

Contract Type
Permanent

Hours
Full Time

Job Type
HR Manager

Job Details

There is more to the RCN than you might think.

We're a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference - to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life - we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn't do what we do without our people.

As our HR Systems Manager you'll use your HR proficiency and technical skills to deploy, maintain and optimise our systems, in particular our iTrent HR and payroll system. You'll develop and use our systems and data to generate insights to inform strategic decision-making and drive improvements.

To join us you'll need advanced technical knowledge and experience managing HR and payroll systems, in particular iTrent, as well as generalist HR knowledge and a working knowledge of payroll legislation.

You'll be able to use your experience of project management and stakeholder engagement to turn business requirements into technical solutions.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything's possible.

What we offer you

We expect you to look after your customers. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.

• We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
• We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.

Our selection process

Please click the 'apply now' button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don't. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.

We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.

Closing date: 11.59pm, 24 August 2025.
Selection date: 1 September 2025.

If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, we may close this vacancy earlier.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.

As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.

Contact details

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Sara Herritty, People Policy & Projects Manager on 02920 893013 at Sara.Herritty@rcn.org.uk.

For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk.

Company

Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom

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As our HR Systems Manager you'll use your HR proficiency and technical skills to deploy, maintain and optimise our systems, in particular our iTrent HR and payroll system. You'll develop and use our systems and data to generate insights to inform strategic decision-making and drive improvements. To join us you'll need advanced technical knowledge and experience managing HR and payroll systems, in particular iTrent, as well as generalist HR knowledge and a working knowledge of payroll legislation. You'll be able to use your experience of project management and stakeholder engagement to turn business requirements into technical solutions.

We're a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference - to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life - we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn't do what we do without our people., Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything's possible. What we offer you We expect you to look after your customers. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.

• We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.